MATHEMATIC

S
IN OUR
WORLD

Prepared by:
Goldwin A. Reyes, LPT
What is
MATHEMATICS in
our world?

Where is
MATHEMATICS in
our world?
MATHEMATICS is a useful
way to think about our
nature and our world.
Things in NATURE
and in the WORLD
that follows a
concept
MATHEMATICS
1. Snowflakes

Symmetry
Symmetry

-Comes from the Greek work

meaning “to measure together” and
is widely use in the study of
geometry.

- It is also means that one shape

becomes exactly like another when
you move it in some way: turn, flip
or slide
Types of Symmetry

Bilateral Symmetry
Rotational Symmetry
n-fold Symmetry
Bilateral Symmetry &
Rotational Symmetry
n-fold Symmetry

5-fold 3-fold Symmetry

Symmetry
Angle of Rotation
-The smallest angle that a
figure can be rotated while
still preserving the original
formation.

-Given by the formula:

angle of rotation = 360 ͦ / n

Other examples :
2. Honeycombs

Packing
Packing Problems

- involves finding optimum

method of filling up the given
space, such as a cubic or
cylindrical containers.
Types of Packing

Square Hexagonal Packing

Packing
3. Tiger’s Stripes
and Hyena’s Spots
-The random design are believed
to be govern by mathematical
equations.

- Theory of Alan Turing, the man

famous for breaking down the
Enigma code during World War II,
chemical reactions and diffusion
process in cells determine these
growth.
4. Sunflower and
Snail’s Shell

Spiral
Spiral

- In Mathematics, it is defined as
a curve which emanates from a
point, moving farther away as it
revolves around the point.
Equiangular Spiral

- as the distance from the center

of the spiral increases (radius),
the amplitudes of the angles
formed by radii to the point and
the tangent to the point remain
constant.
5. Flower’s Petals

Fibonacci Numbers
6. Population